Clothes-drier.



w, L. SUMMER. CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 19, 1909.

986,804, Patented Mar.14,1911.

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WILLIAM L. CUMMER, OF HAMILTON,

ONTARIO, CANADA.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

986,804. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 19; 1909.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911. Serial No. 528,896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. OUMMER, of the city of Hamilton in theProvince of 1 ntario, Canada, have invented certain new l adapted toslide. On this collar are suitand useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers,ably pivoted the inner ends of the arms H. of which the following is aspecification. g At the upper end of the post is a guide cap Thisinvention relates to clothes driers of I I provided with arms J havingguide slots 0 the type in which a series of folding arms formed thereinthrough which the arms H supporting clothes lines are rotatably suppass.This guide cap is rotatably mounted ported on a suitable standard. onthe post in any suitable manner and My object is to devise a clothesdrier of preferably as follows: The post is provided this type which canbe folded and expanded with a metal cap K and a vertical rod or with aminimum of trouble and which when tube L forming an upward extension ofthe folded or expanded is secure against accipost passes through theguide cap I, the cap dental displacement. I attain my object by K andinto the end of the upper part B of a construction which is shown in theaccomthe post.

panying drawings in which- From the construction above described itFigure l is a side elevation of a clothes follows that by sliding thecollar G on the drier, constructed in accordance with my inpost that thearms may be caused to assume vention, in its position. Fig. 2 either theposition shown in Fig. 1 or the is a slmilar View showing the drier inits position shown in Fig. 2 at will, the arms folded position. Fig. 3is an enlarged secsliding freely through the slots in the guide top ofthe post and the I cap I.

guide cap. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a guide To suitably brace the armsand to aid in folding the same I provide the following mechanism: On therod L a collar M is slidably mounted. Braces are pivotally connected attheir inner ends to this collar and at their outer ends to the arms H.When the arms are extended the collar is preferably in such a positionthat the braces are somewhat lower at their inner ends than their outer,so that they not only will resist the strain caused byany weight ofclothes supported by the arms but will also resist any upward straintending to fold up the arms.

The lower limit of movement of the collar M is set by means of a sleeve7 encircling the rod L and formed integral with the guide cap I andwhich forms a shoulder at its upper end against which the collar M mayabut.

The collar M when raised will cause the arms H to fold together. To aidin raising the collar I preferably secure to the upper ends of the rod La sheave 0 over which passes a cord 9 secured at one end of the collar Mhaving its other end hanging down within reach of the user. By drawingon this cord the collar M may be raised and the device folded into theposition shown in Fig. 2 with very little trouble.

and hold them in alinement without undue strain upon the pin F.

On the part B of the post a collar G is cap. Fig. 5 is an enlargedvertical section of the joint between the two parts of the post.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

The drier is provided with a post formed in two parts A and B. The lowerpart of the post is adapted to fit within a socket O permanently inposition in the ground. The lower part of the post is provided with acap D having an outwardly extending flange a formed thereon. A similarcap E is fitted 011 the lower end of the upper part B of the post andthis cap E is also provided with a flange 6 similar to the flange a.

In the end of one part of the post is fitted a pin F extending throughthe cap and into the post. This pin is adapted to fit into a socket 0formed in the end of the other part of the post. l

The cap E has an annular rib 03 formed I therein the purpose of whichwill herein- 1 after appear. y

The construction described allows the post to be separated into twoparts for convenience and transportation. The flanges a and b when theparts are connected serve to give a broad bearing to steady the parts l7 position cap The device is releasably held in its folded byimeans of aspring latch engagg ing the rib d and the collar Gr may also be .held inits raised position until the arms have assumed their extended positionby means of a spring catch engaging the guide cap I. \Vhile any suitabledevices might be employed for the purposes described I show a two-endedspring catch P the lower end of which is adapted to snap over and engagethe upper edge of the guide cap I. I do not, of course, desire torestrict myself to the precise construction of this spring catch and itis merely shown in its simplest form.

I prefer to connect the ends of the pairs of arms J of the guide cap toform a complete ring Q which prevents the lines for the clothes catchingon the arms J but this construction is not essential.

From the above description it is evident that I have devised a clothesdrier which is opened out or folded and which is seheld either fromaccidental folding from partial opening out easily curely when open orwhen folded.

What I claim as my invention is:

In a clothes drier the combination of a post; a collar verticallyslidable thereon; arms pivoted at their inner ends on said col.- lar; acap having guide slots therein through which said arms pass and in whichthey may move from a substantially vertical to an outwardly directedposition; an upper collar vertically slidable on the post; and bracespivotally connected to the arms and to the upper collar. 7

Hamilton this 4th day of Novr, 1909.

WILLIAM L. CUMMER. Signed in the presence of L. COLEMAN, HAROLD H.OUMMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

